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Commissioners discuss hearing decorum, crowd management in training session
Summary
A planning meeting training covered differences between public hearings and meetings, the chair's role in setting decorum, handling disruptions and use of recesses; town attorney recommended clear opening rules and early recesses over forcible removals.
The Florence Planning and Zoning Commission held a training and discussion on April 17 that reviewed public-hearing procedures, commissioners’ roles and strategies to manage disruptive public meetings.
Staff shared a video-based resource from the American Planning Association and opened a facilitated conversation about practical steps chairs and commissioners can take to preserve decorum while protecting speakers’ First Amendment rights. The session emphasized proactive expectations-setting at the start of hearings and…
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